Pentium Gold 7505 vs Xeon E3-1270

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.37
+3.1%
Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27

Xeon E3-1270 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15731596
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency3.9920.63
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1270 3.37
+3.1%
Pentium Gold 7505 3.27

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E3-1270 5350
+3%
Pentium Gold 7505 5195

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1270 607
Pentium Gold 7505 1355
+123%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1270 2034
Pentium Gold 7505 2612
+28.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 3.27
Recency 3 April 2011 17 October 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 7505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1270 and Pentium Gold 7505.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook one.


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